Ice scraper



Aug. 19 1924.

W. S. VAN SANT I CE SCRAPER Filed Sept. 5, 1923 WILL/AM 5 VAN SANT fl r Afi 5 Patented Aug. 19, 1924.

WILLIAM s. vANsANr, or OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,"

ICE scnArER.

Application filed September 5, 1923. Serial No. 680,981.

To all whom it may comm:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. VAN

SANT, a citizen of the United States,.resid-.

Oakland, county of Alameda, and

ing at 'State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in- Ice Scrapers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an ice scraper and especially to improvements on the scraper shown in myformer patent entitled Ice scraper, issued Oct. 10th, 1922, and bearing the No. 1,431,344.

The object of the present invention is to generally improve and simplify devices of the character described, to provide a device whereby ice may be readily reduced by a scraping action to a snow-like consistency, to rovlde a mold into which the scraped or disintegrated ice is delivered and whereby a cone shaped cored snow cone may be formed, to provide means for closing the mold during the scraping operation and in conjunction therewith means for ejecting the snow cone when completed, and further to provide a scraper which will not clog or permit frozen particles to adhere thereto. Other objects will hereinafter appear.

. One form which the present invention may assume is exemplified in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the ice scraper partially in section.

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the ice scraper.

Fig. 3 is a central, vertical section of the core forming device.

Fig. 4 is a section of a cornucopia showing it filled with a snow conewhich is cored and filled with fruit or a like edible.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A indicates a cone shaped molding member to which is suitably secured a handle such as indicated at 2.' The mold is provided with a taper' bottom section 3 at the lower end, and file upper end is open as shown at 4. The bottom section 3 forms a closure for one-half thereof and the opposite side is closed by a movable bottom section 5 which will hereinafter be referred toas an ejecting plate. This ejecting plate is half round in shape as illustrated in the bottom view see Fig. 2), and it is pivotally mounted as indicated at 6. It is furthermore provided with a handle extension 7 by which the ejecting plate may be swung about to the dotted line position shown at 6. -Theejecting plate 5 is spaced with relation to t e lower end of the bottom section 3, and an elongated slot or bottom opening 8 is thus formed. I

Secured to the bottom section 3 is a scraper plate 9. This plate is provided with serrationsor teeth 10 at its lower end and the plate is disposed on an angle as shown in Fig. 1 to give the best scraping effect when the device is in use. The plate is disposed on a slight angle as shown in Fig. 1, and its up er -end extends above the lower end of the ottom section 6, thus forming a rear pocket or recess ,11 the function of which will hereinafter be described.

The device, as previously stated, is intended for the purpose of reducing ice by a scraping or shaving action to snow-like consistency and for simultaneously molding the shaved or disintegrated material to form a cone shaped snow cone, the cone when completed being forced into a cornucopia or other suitable container such as indicated at 12, where it is flavored by pouring syrup or the like over the disintegrated material. The cone may be served in this condition, or a central opening or core may be formed therein which may be filled with crushed fruit, nuts, or any other edible desired, asindicated at 13.

For the purpose of coring the snow con the device disclosed in Fig. 3 is employed. This device consists of a cone shaped cup 14 which may be inserted in the upper end of the mold A. This cup is provided with a cone shaped coring member 15 which is supported by a plunger 16. This plunger is hollow and extends through an opening- 17 formed in the upper end ofthe cup; that is, the cup isnorma y inverted so that the bottom end forms the top thereof while the 0 en end forms the bottom thereof. The

p unger 16 is hollow and the sides are slotted as indicated at 18.' A bar secured to the bottom section is indicated at 19 and extends through the plunger and a spring 20 is disposed between the bar and the upper end of the plunger to normall hold the coring member 15 in contact with the bar 19 as shown in Fig. 3. I

In actual operation, an ordinary block of ice is em loyed. If an ordinary snow cone is 'desir it is merely necessary to insert the cone 12 in an inverted position in the upper end of the mold as indicated by dotted lines at 21. The mold is pulled toward the operator with the teeth 10 in engagement with the ice. The ice is inthis manner shaved or disintegrated, and as the plate 9 assumes an angular position the disintegrated material will enter the mold through,

the slot 8. The snow or disintegrated material will here pile up until the mold and the cone. have been completely filled. The device is then inverted and the arm 7 is swung to the dotted line position shown at 6*. This movement forces the ejecting plate 5 inwardly and thus packs the snow and at the sametime forces the snow together with A and t the same.

the cone outwardly, thus freeing it with relation to the cup or mold A.

The cornucopia, o'r cone 12 is then inverted as shown in Fig. 4 and syrup or the like may be poured on the snow for flavoring If it is desired to form a snow cone, the central portion of which is cored same timepermitti'ng removal of the cup 14.

The contents of the cup are then forced into a cornucopia such as shown at 12 in Fi 4,

.' ger of the scraper plate 9 becoming and a cored space will thus be forme in the snow c ne and may be filled with crushed fruit, nuts, or any edible desired, and thenfinally filled with syrup as previously stated. 'A'delicious dessert may in this mannerbe formed which may be served as desired.

The ice scraper and "coring device here shown are exceedingly simple and easy to' operate and ina be handled by any person, as comparative y little skill or knowledge 1S required to operate the sameL jAn danag d by frozen or adhering particles 0 snow is eliminatedby extending the scraping plate as shown in Fig. 1; that is, extending it to such an extent that a pocket 11 is formed behind the upper edge of the plate. This pocket causes adhering particles to readily break ofl'as they will be unsupported and clogging or freezing up'of the scraper plate 1s in th1s manner prevented. The depth of the cored portion of the coneas shown in Big; 4 may be increased or decreased as deslred by depressing-the plunger 16. The quantity of crushed fruit or. like edible added to the snow cone may be thus increased or decreased as desired. 1

Wh1le the devicehere shown is more or less speclfically illustrated, I wish it understood that changes in design, roportions and construction may be resorte to within r ea a" e the scope of the appended claims, and similarly t at the materials and finish of the various parts-employed ma be changed to suit varying con itions an the dictates of the manufacturer.

W hen filling a cornucopia such' as shown by dotted line at 21 in Fig. 1, I wish it understood that the cornucopia starts to rise the moment it becomes filled, thus auto-- matically indicating to the operator when the cornucopia has been filled. Furthermore, I wish it understood that as the open end of the cornucopia extends a considerable distance downwardly in the mold A,

it is possible to bury the contents of the cornucopia; that is, after the cornucopia starts to rise, it is possible to continue the scraping operation, thus increasing the quantity or the amount forced into the same. Large or small cornucopias may thus be obtamed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent isl. A device of the character described comprising a cup shaped mold open at the upper end and having a slotted bottom portion, a scraper disposed in one side of the slot, an ejector plate disposed on the other side of the slot, and a core forming member insertible in the open end of themold.

comprising a cup shaped mold open at the upper end and having a slotted bottom porclosure therefor, and a core forming member.

carried b the on 3. A evice o the character described comprising a cup shaped moldopen at'the upper end and having a slotted bottom portion, a scraper disposed in one side of the slot, an ejector'plate disposed on the other side of the slot, a cup shaped member nsertible in the moldand ada ted to form a closure therefor, 'and a forming member carried by t 'e cup.

4. A device of the comprising a cup shaped mold open at the upper end and having a slotted bottom portion, a scraper disposed in one side of the slot, an ejector plate dis osed on the other side of the slot, a cup ,aped member msertible in the mold and, adapted to form a closure therefor, a plun er carried by the cup and extendin throu h one end thereof, a spring ,engagea le wit the plunger and normally maintaining it in an extended position, and a cone shaped'core forming member carried by the plunger and disposed in character described 2. A device of the character described e ressible core ana-14a an elongated slot formed therein, one side of the slot being tapered, and ascraper blade secured to the tapered side of the slot, said blade having its upper end extended above the slotted bottom ortion to form a recess behind the upper e ge of the blade.

6. In a device of the character described, a mold, a bottom member in the mold having an elongated slot formed therein, one side oi the slot being tapered, a scraper blade secured to the tapered side of the slot, said blade having its upper end extended above the slotted bottom portion to form a recess behind the upper edge of the blade, and a series'of saw like teeth formed on the lower edge of the blade.

7. In a device of the character described, a mold, a tapering bottom member in the mold formin a closure for one-half thereof,

30 an ejector p ate pivotally mounted on the other side and forming the opposite bottom section of the mold, means for swinging the ejector plate about its pivotal mounting, said ejector plate being s aced with relation to the opposite bottom section to form an elon ated slot, and an an ularly disposed scraper lade secured to the rst namedrbottom section and having teeth formed thereon projecting below the bottom section and below the ejec-- tor plate.

8. In a device of the character described, a mold, a scraper blade carried thereby and adapted to deliver disintegrated or shaved ice into the mold, a cup shaped member insertible in the mold adapted to form a closure therefor, a cone shaped core forming member carried by the cup, and means for imparting a reciprocal movement thereto to increase or decrease the size of the core.

WILLIAM S. VAN SANT. 

